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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America [1] which is based in New York City. [2] Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year.
The following writers have all received an Edgar Allan Poe Award, familiarly known as the Edgar, from the Mystery Writers of America.For the individual books, short stories, radio series, television series, plays, and motion pictures that have received Edgars, see Category:Edgar Award–winning works.
The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen, and grades eight through twelve. [3] Prior to the establishment of this award, the Mystery Writers of America awarded a special Edgar to Katherine Paterson for The Master Puppeteer in 1977.
It presents the Raven Award to non-writers who contribute to the mystery genre. The category of Best Juvenile Mystery is also part of the Edgar Award, with such notable recipients as Barbara Brooks Wallace having won the honor twice for The Twin in the Tavern in 1994 and Sparrows in the Scullery in 1998, and Tony Abbott for his novel The ...
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel was established in 1946. Only debut novels written by authors with United States citizenship are eligible and may be published in hardcover, paperback, or e-book.
Books, short stories, radio series, television series, plays, and motion pictures that have received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. For Edgar-winning writers, see Category:Edgar Award winners.
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay; Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
The Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Short Story, established in 1951, is an annual American literary award, presented alongside other Edgar Awards. The award is presented to stories between 1,000 and 22,000 words that have been published in a magazine, periodical, e-zine, or book-length anthology. [1]